Pasifika Trades Training Awards PresentationTariana Turia | Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
E ngā mana, e ngā reo, Ngai Tahu, tēnā koutou katoa.
E ngā iwi e huihui nei i tēnei rā, tēnā hoki koutou.
This is such an amazing complex.
I always love coming here – the beauty, the majesty, the awesome feeling of being in this wharenui. I always think of the late great Monte Ohia and his passion for mātauranga Māori.
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Te Ohu Rata o Aotearoa – Te ORA Awards DinnerTariana Turia | Health
I want to acknowledge Dr George Laking, your Chair and Te Rina Moke, your Chief Executive Officer for the opportunity to be here with you all.
I have been greatly looking forward to this hui – to celebrate our medical graduates, medical fellows, medical practitioners, health workers and health professionals.
By virtue of the career you have chosen you have opted for a life of passion, a life of selfless commitment to the greater good – the wellbeing of the people. It is good to be in your company.
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Te Pūtahitanga o Te Wai Pounamu HothouseTariana Turia | Whānau Ora
Thank you so much for inviting me here to Te Pūtahitanga o Te Wai Pounamu’s first Hothouse weekend. And thank you to our fine MCs, Rā Dallas and Sheree Waitoa, for making us all so welcome.
I have to admit that ever since your launch in July, I have talked about little else than the fresh new face of innovation that Te Pūtahitanga o Te Wai Pounamu represents. And so I want to firstly mihi to your Chair, Norm Dewes and the Board, to Lisa Tumahai, the Chair of Te Taumata and your dedicated staff.
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